RICKMANSWORTH U3A ART APPRECIATION GROUP

The Period 2 Sectarianism and Gesturalism

June 2018 Sectarianism Definition:

‘Excessive attachment to a particular sect or party, especially in religion’

Baroque Era Art dominated by the 16c divisions in between the Roman v Protestant Churches Sectarianism in Religious Art

Protestant Church = Illustrations of truth but never as objects of devotion, it focused on Religious texts

The Pilgrims at Emmaus, 1648 (Text: St Luke 24: v. 13-35)

Rembrandt Van Rijn (1606 -1669)

The Louvre Paris

Roman Catholic Church = protect the cult of the Virgin, the Saints and key Articles of Faith Burial of Don Conzalo Ruis, Count of Orgaz, 1587. El Greco 1541-1614

Parish Church Santo Tome Toledo St Augustine on the left and St Stephen on the right The Heavenly Realm Gesturalism Definition:

‘Denotes facial expressions and bodily postures which convey meanings which make an art work more intelligible’

‘In Baroque Art it also refers to the often complex groupings of figures in which a variety of gestures conveys diversity of responses to a subject.’ BAROQUE STAGECRAFT Thomas Betterton (c. 1635 – 28 April 1710), the leading male actor and theatre manager during Restoration England

"You must never let either of your Hands hang down, as if lame or dead; for that is very disagreeable to the Eye, and argues no Passion in the Imagination.“

"I am of Opinion, that the Hands in Acting ought very seldom to be wholly quiescent" BAROQUE STAGECRAFT GESTRURALISM IN BAROQUE ART

Consequences of War 1638–39 Oil on canvas 206cm × 345cm , Florence Consequences of War Peter Paul Rubens 1638–39 Oil on canvas 206 cm × 345 cm Palazzo Pitti, Florence Consequences of War Peter Paul Rubens 1638–39 Oil on canvas 206 cm × 345 cm Palazzo Pitti, Florence Consequences of War Peter Paul Rubens 1638–39 Oil on canvas 206 cm × 345 cm Palazzo Pitti, Florence Consequences of War Peter Paul Rubens 1638–39 Oil on canvas 206 cm × 345 cm Palazzo Pitti, Florence Chosen by Bob Wallace June 2018 Chosen by Bob Wallace Rembrandt Harmenz van Rijn (1606-1669) Reverend Johannes Elison 1634 Oil on Canvas 174 x 124 cm

Chosen by Alan Ruston Rembrandt Harmenz van Rijn (1606-1669) Maria Bockennolle, Wife of Johannes Elison 1634 Oil on Canvas 174 x 124 cm

Chosen by Alan Ruston Chosen by Green Chosen by Jean Dodds Annibale Carracci (1560 – 1609) The Bean Eater c. 1590 Oil on canvas, 57 x 68cm Galleria Colonna, Rome

Chosen by Geoff Creak Annibale Carracci (1560 – 1609) Portrait of a Man Drinking c.1581-84 Oil on canvas, Private Collection

Chosen by Geoff Creak Chosen by David Green Chosen by Jean Dodds Chosen by Jean Dodds